Ongoing: Hulu on Censoring The Office

Hulu assigned sum1 to get back with me on this issue. I sent this last reply to their rep Brandon Boone on March 5 and have yet to hear back. check the pilkipedia thread on this too, link below

hello again Brandon,

I've also posted at the Ricky Gervais-Steve Merchant-Karl Pilkington (often abbreviated to RSK) superfansite Pilkipedia.co.uk to further investigate your claims of censorship http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9894&p=272909#p272909. As of now, leading RSK fan Limericklad confirms "It wasn't censored when filmed, or aired on this side of the world originally". Limericklad is highly regarded in the world of Gervais scholarship and was a viewer of the show when it first aired on BBC2 in the UK.

I would please like to know of the source to which you are referring. As prior stated, I have seen and read innumerable discussions with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the topic of making The Office and they have never mentioned intentional censorship. At this point your source would be a true watershed to myself and one other RSK chronicler. As devotees of this subject, it is critical you reveal any valid information supporting the claim that Gervais and Merchant incorporated censored aspects into "The Office", which is universally regarded at the most successful British comedy in history.

Thank you for your time and interest in this issue.

cheers,
_kelly.King



_kelly.King wrote:
> Hello Brandon,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> What are your sources for this claim that The Office was filmed with censors intact? How do you explain the very uncensored DVD (both the UK region and US region releases), Netflix Instant Watch, BBC online (distrib on iPlayer and RealPlayer GoldPass) versions? OR THE initial airing of the show on BBC2 which was uncensored? Does the show sometimes censor and sometimes, not? Every British citizen clearly remembers Brent telling Finch to "fuck off" at the conclusion of the Christmas special, as Mr. Karl Pilkington discusses in the special "Ricky Gervais: Genius of Comedy".
>
> I'd like to think I've greatly overlooked this, but I've never in any commentary, interview, or discussion of The Office by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant heard them mention that they chose to integrate censors into the show.
>
> _kelly.King
>
> Brandon Boone wrote:
>> Hi Kelly -
>>
>> Thanks for the email. After doing some research, The Office UK is not censored in any way on Hulu, nor has it ever been censored. If you are referring to the bleeps, it was filmed that way on purpose.
>>
>> For more information about this, I suggest you check you the discussion tab on The Office UK show page (www.hulu.com/the-office-uk). There, you will find a discussion topic about this that explains it in better detail.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Brandon Boone
>> Hulu Communications
>> -------------------------------------------
>> From: _kelly.King[SMTP:STINGER839@GMAIL.COM]
>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:59:06 PM
>> To: Hulu Media
>> Subject: Censored version of "The Office" UK
>>
>> Heya,
>> Was wondering what influenced the decision to distribute a censored version of The Office (2001, UK)? Was the content bought pre-censored from BBC America? Was a uncensored version of "The Office" ever considered for distribution on Hulu?
>> As someone passionately dedicated to the preservation of "art as originally intended", especially for works of greater literary and cultural importance such as "The Office", I am interested in the story here. I'm one more of the throng of ravenous independent bloggers and I have been studying and writing on censored iterations of "The Office" for the past three years as one of my pet subjects. Many viewers are interested in understanding why and who is censoring this show, as best evidenced by the discussions on Hulu's own message board for the show.
>> Thank you for taking your time to review my queries. I appreciate any information you can give me.
>>
>> cheers,
>> _kelly.King
>>
>> P.S.: Please advise if I am sending this to the wrong department and would receive a more thorough answer by emailing another department.
>>
>>
>

last time I blogged I was quick to get a response. bitching is good.

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